How to Prevent Heart Diseases

Manage stress and anger
 

Everyone has stress, and it is normal to get angry now and then. When stress and anger flare up, especially if it happens a lot, that is a problem. Managing your stress and handling your anger in healthy ways puts you back in charge.

Improve cholesterol levels

You are more likely to get heart disease if you have:
Total cholesterol level over 200
• HDL cholesterol level under 40
• LDL cholesterol level over 160
• Triglycerides over 150

Control high blood pressure

Exercise and healthy eating help to control high blood pressure. Some people may need medicine to control their blood pressure, too.

Get Active:

People who do not exercise are more likely to get heart disease, and die from it, than people who are active. Check with your doctor before starting a new exercise program, especially if you are not active now. He/She can tell you what you can do.

Follow a heart-healthy diet.

Eat foods that are low in fat and cholesterol. Just about everyone should eat more fruits, vegetables, whole grains, beans, nuts, legumes, and other plant-based foods. The fiber is good for your cholesterol, and you will get vitamins the natural way, from foods.

Get to a healthy weight.

Losing extra weight is good for your heart. It can also help you lower high blood pressure and manage diabetes.

Quit smoking

If you smoke, you are more than twice as likely to have a heart attack as nonsmokers and you are much more likely to die if you do have a heart attack.

Control Diabetes:

Diabetes makes heart disease more likely many people who diabetes do not known it. Get tested and get treated.